Fingerbones

Fingerbones

David Szymanski · August 3, 2015 · Free to Play, Horror, Psychological Horror, Indie, Adventure

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Mostly Positive79% · 3,601
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About Fingerbones

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Explore an abandoned building piecing together a disturbing mystery from scattered notes while atmospheric music shifts with your every movement. This experimental narrative horror game combines pixel art with realistic lighting and dynamic soundscapes to create an intense, surreal experience designed to be completed in a single haunting session.

You begin in a mysterious abandoned building, pitch dark save for the golden light filtering in from the windows. As you explore, scattered notes begin to tell a disturbing tale.

SOME FACTS ABOUT FINGERBONES



  • A short, narrative-focused horror experience, in the vein of games like Serena.
  • Deals with disturbing subject matter.
  • Features a unique artstyle that combines elements of pixel horror with realistic lighting effects, which is intended to enhance the surreal atmosphere.
  • Art, music, environments, textures, and programming were done from scratch. Sound effects were manufactured from creative commons samples.
  • Music is a dynamic part of the game world, evolving based on the player's movements around the environment.
  • Attempts to bring some logic and purpose to the traditional "collect scattered notes" narrative mechanic of many indie horror games.
  • An experiment in creating an intense, horrifying experience through narrative, atmosphere, and pacing alone.
  • Intended to be completed in a single sitting (usually around half an hour for most players), and does not feature a save system.
  • Be aware that the game quits automatically upon completion.

Fingerbones — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 30, 2026
I've apparently had this game in my library for 10 years. I finally played it today and ....yeah that was a game...I think? Wander around a bunker, read notes, enter codes into a keyboard, think the sound was an error noise and look up a video until I realized it was a 'code accepted' noise. Keep playing and then finish. I wouldnt really recommend this, but also it is free and I think his first game? so its fine
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Not recommended Aug 14, 2026
oh god
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Recommended Sep 3, 2026
Great psychological horror. Our main character is too realistic and the build up is phenomenal. Real messed up tho. Real messed up.
Recommended Aug 15, 2026
A short, simple, disturbing and creepy psychological horror game.
Not recommended Aug 5, 2026
I wish I could recommend this, really, I do. but unlike other games by David Syzmanski, the story just.. isn't great, I understand it's an older game, and early work and I can appreciate it from there. but it's hard to recommend a glorified walking sim with little to no substance. play it if you want, form your own opinion, most I'll do is shoot for a world record speedrun of this lol
Recommended Jul 30, 2026
This game was pretty good. Nailed the atmosphere and reading the notes I got a real picture of the kind of guy we were playing as. Also the mystery of the apocalypse is cool too. That being said the puzzles all revolve around reading notes and gleaning clues to be used as passwords but sometimes the game ask you to make some logical leaps that will leave you scratching your head for a while. I'd say if you wanna play this game do it but if you get stuck feel free to just look up a guide for how to find the next password or what the next password is.

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